Toaster



B. M. YOUNG April 9,1935.

TOASTER FildJuly 5, 1954 .LNWHVUIIIIIIW/ v wu/WJWVV PatentedApee, 1935 y l A1 ,9755g5 e Y I TAOASTB l Byrnes M. Young, llfloi'ganjCity, La.' Arbiicatieh .nay 3,1193'4; serialnddsaess 7 clanes; (or 5345i This invention relatestobread'toasting devicesY holds the sdezbars lZand'the bottombarsli and has for an important object thereof the pro against spreading. K l vision of a toaster so constructed as to 'permit' f Afscreen i-"lA is disposedbetweenftheibottoin of the toasting. on both.- Sides. fqa plurality' pf` bars.` Hand1 one `edge of. the `screen il isi. con-f 5 slicesoflbread. l..

Another object of this invention is to provide.` Thefbottom rtTalSOiOelmliSthe free DaSSage.- 0f a. bread supporting rack. which is adapted tube heat upwardly. through the frame when the dee inserted in an ovenor `other heatingmeansi and `VClfS DllCdfll all OVeYl, 0.1'. other heating means.. Lwhich is constructed to pei-mit ofthe toasting., Aseond sidewall strutture,` generally designated" L JNif'riaD' STAT es PAT ENT-.QF FICE-f tinued so aste formg'a perforate .sidewall .l8r y5;

1oY of substantially' an .entire-leaf.offbreadf at. one as. I9 is carritflby` the 'fra-me lll oppesitefrem 101` time, the Slices of the bread being toasted on both the .xedrside Wall i8. -.This- .Wall i9 comprises a sides `afterthemanner of `'what is commonly Substantially U-Shaped' fameuz COHStlU-C'edi" known as melba. toast, and alsoisoft toast.v 9 Sngvepece O'WTC. andfhaVng eyeaol; the A further` object ofthis inventionistoprovide end -0.f each parallel. leg thereof. vWhh .eyes

15 `a toaster.` of this kind which is so constructed.Y engagbout he bar. |4- 'A Del'flate., mesh 1521 that a plurality of slices of `bread may be sup- Strllftll? fzls Carried- .by the 'frame web. tmf

one from another and'from the outer slices lso' eye 23 is @armed by the hmgedwall 'aand-hell that the heat in the heatingV means will be evenly downturned end portlon. 24 of this hook lsladapt' zo distributed throughout the: slices supported in l the toasting rack.` V l The above and .various otherfobjects and advvantages of this invention will Ain `part be described and. inpart be understood from the. fol-v lowing detai-leddescription, the same being illustratedl in the accompanying (drawing, wherein;.`

Figure` iris a longitudinalv section taken substantially throughlthecenter `of a, deviceeonstructed ascording to theembodiment ofjthis 30; invention, the device having a-nurnber :of slices.

of bread `mounted therein, which are spaced toV hold the hinged side wall t9 substantially `parallellwith the "opposite or iixedwall `v'Illfie side 'f walls ot this structure havea length substantially?l` greater than the widthA 'of atleast two fslices ot placed yendlfor end within jthev frame with` the abutting edges of thebread spaced aparta slight` distance: The frame .herein disclosed is adapted to` hold'. substantially anentireloatof sliced. `breatlwith the slices l'spaced apart laterally and` 9U longitudinally oi the frame l0. f I Y In order `to hold-the abutting faces of.` the apart. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the toasting shs of bread V25 apart Sad Shoes bemg 0* equal rack f or varying thickness, I ,have provided a plurality or spacingV members, .generally designated as 26. These spacing members 26 are Vmesnor perforate and thebottom of the spacing. members 2 is adapted to rest on thebottom of the frame I By the use of these mesh or perforate spacing 35 Figure 3 is a front elevation of one of .the v bread spacing members showing. several slices oi bread in dotted lines.` u 1 Referring'to the drawing wherein like nu merals of reference designate corresponding parts 4U throughout the several views, the numeral Ill `designates generally a frame structure compris-A ing side bars Il and end bars l2 disposedrat a 4 i 'i l of bread may be placed 1n the frame l@ and the right angle to the bottom or sidebars Il. The Y ends by a connecting bar i3 and the side or bot- Oughly toasted f y tom bars i are CmFlCted tgethel as OY'S bal 'In' the use of this device, when itis desired "t In the Present mstalj, @he Pars L .2 'V to .nu the frame lo with bread, preferably the 'and N are Constructed rom .a Smgl@ place 0* frame-is set on its side with the iixed side- 21 so that heat may freely pass therebetween and in this manner, a considerablequantity of `slices welded or otherwise secured togetherso as tot may be placed on top `0f the lowered sidewall provide a closed looped frame structure. A oon- 21, then a spacing member 26 may be placed necting link or bar l5 in the present instance on top Vof the lowermostA slices of bread wherehaving eyes', i6, oneat` each end, is disposedadupon additional slices maybe placed on the spacedto engage lover thefiixedv side wall and .actslgd bread so that. at leasttw'o slices of breadmaybeH members 26, the slices of bread 25'are held apart 40 wire suitably bent with thefree ends thereof iewermost. Initially weer more slices of bread se `jacent the lower ends ofthe side bars l2 and 'ing members and the process continued until 55v the entire frame lil is filled with bread. WhereV it is desired to toast only a few slices of bread,

these slices maybe placed in the frame l0 ad# jacent` one sideand the remaining space of the',Y

frame lil lled with the spacing members 26 so that when the hook or securing member 22 is in locked position, thefslices of bread in the device willbe securely held therein while at Vthe samei time hot air may freely circulate about the slices of bread soy as to thoroughly toast the bread.

VIt will be apparent from the foregoing that the device hereinrdisclosed is exceedingly simple in construction and is adapted for Vuse particularly"in'establishments requiring the toasting of a number of slices of bread at one time with the slices toasted relatively hard, and through the use' of vthis device,the bread is held against curling, Y being held flat withinl the frameby means of the side walls Aand the spacing meml for'holding the rows of slices in spaced relation to each other to permitfthe even distribution of heat about the innermost slices within the frame.-

r 2. A toasting means as set forth, comprising a substantiallyV U-shape'drframe structure adapted to receive therein slicesof bread, nand a plu'-V rality Vof perforatespacing members insertible 'between rows of bread slices for holding the rows in spaced apartvrelation to permit the even. dis# tribution of heat about the innermost slices of bread.V Y Y 3. A toasting means Aas set forth, comprising a substantially UY-shapedperforate frame, means forlmounting one side of said frame for Ymovement relative to the other, a securing means 'for holding* said movable side against 'movement-5 Y VVand a spacing means insertible'between rows of 4bread slices to holdY the rows in spaced apart relation, said spacing means comprising a perforate member. f

v 4. A toasting means `as set forth, comprising a substantially U-shaped perforate frame structure having one side thereof movable; means for holding said movable side in substantially parall lel relation to the other side, and a mesh spacing. member insertible between the confronting faces of bread slices to hold the bread slices in spaced apart relation and permit the evendistribution of Yheat about the bread slices while holding the slices of Vbread against curling under the action Y of heat.

5. A toasting means as set forth, comprising a perforate bottom member, aV perforate side member fixed to one, edge of said bottom meme ber and .disposed at a right angle to the bottom, Y

a second side member, means for movably mounting said second side member on the opposite edge of the bottom in this instance, a hook `carried by the movableV side member engageable withthe Vxed .side member to hold the movable side Ymember 'in substantially parallel relation to Athe fixed side 'memben and perforate spacing means insertiblebetween the two side members and betweenl slices of bread to hold the bread in i spaced apart relation for permitting the even distribution of heat` about the surface vof the Y innermost slices of bread. Y

6L A toasting means as set forth, comprising a relatively at bottom perforate metal structure,

a fixed perforate side wall secureditoone edge of the bottom, Vsaid bottom-Y and said side wall comprising a single piece of perforate metal mesh bent inv substantially rectangular form, a Ysecond side wall that is movable, means for securing said movable second side wall to the .opposite end of:

thebottom so that it willbe held at right angles even distribution of heat Vthereabout.

I j'. A toasting means as set forth, comprising aV substantially U-shaped perforate metal frame structure having vone side thereof movable, means Vfor Vholding said movable side in substantially.V parallel relation to the other side topermit thetoasting on both sides of a plurality of slices of bread of equal' or varying thickness, perforate spacing Vmembers insertible between the confronting faces ofjbre'ad slices to hold the bread slices in spaced apart relation and permit'Y the .evene distribution of heatabout'the bread slices while holding the slices of breadv of all thickj-v nesses against curling under the actionrof heat.

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`to the bottom and parallelto the fixed side wall,` v "and a' plurality of spacing members insertible in vthe 'frame between slices of bread for holding the `slices in spaced apart relation to permit the 

